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if panama got control of the panama canal, that would be the beginning of a very quick and bloody end for america. this worked great for ronald reagan in political terms. this was one of the main issues he rode to power on in the 1970s. even as people in his own party, even his own friends, saw what he was doing as disgusting and craven and bad for the country. quoting from a book about this chapter of history that i wrote, while william f. buckley and america's beloved tough guy, john wayne, yes that john wayne, campaigned full on for the rat faction of the treaty, reagan said the loss of the panama canal would contribute to encirclement of the united states by hostile naval forces and thereby threaten our ability to survive. even after john wayne sent reagan a private and personal note offering to show him point by gdamn point in the treaty where you are misinforming people and offering fair warning that's it's time for him to shut his pie hole, if you continue to publish these remarks, someone will release the letter saying that you're not as thorough in your reviewing of this or y
if panama got control of the panama canal, that would be the beginning of a very quick and bloody end for america. this worked great for ronald reagan in political terms. this was one of the main issues he rode to power on in the 1970s. even as people in his own party, even his own friends, saw what he was doing as disgusting and craven and bad for the country. quoting from a book about this chapter of history that i wrote, while william f. buckley and america's beloved tough guy, john wayne,...
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their idea, roughly speaking, is we need to invade panama and talk the panama canal back because obviously, communists or something. the panama canal and up all night hair on fire fantasies about communists coming up the canal to come get us in the middle of the night, those have been around for a while, in the 1970s and the 1980s. the panama canal was the fast and furious, birth certificate, the president is a secret muslim conspiracy theory of its day. when that panama canal conspiracy theory was lighting up the tin foil hats of the generation ago, it was an ambition politician named ronal reagan who took that issue from the fringe and decide today mainstream it into national mainstream republican politics. he based his presidential campaign in part on this insane idea that the panama canal was basically an american state that we can't let the communists steal this american thing from us. he mainstreamed this paranoid far right fantasy that if we went along with our treaty obligations to let panama run its own canal, then america would seize to exist. we would be destroyed as a nation. i
their idea, roughly speaking, is we need to invade panama and talk the panama canal back because obviously, communists or something. the panama canal and up all night hair on fire fantasies about communists coming up the canal to come get us in the middle of the night, those have been around for a while, in the 1970s and the 1980s. the panama canal was the fast and furious, birth certificate, the president is a secret muslim conspiracy theory of its day. when that panama canal conspiracy theory...
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the times says quote, most of the foreign investors' money came through corporations registered in panama. then known for tax advantages and unusual banking secrecy. but it didn't matter to romney where the money was coming from, he kne
the times says quote, most of the foreign investors' money came through corporations registered in panama. then known for tax advantages and unusual banking secrecy. but it didn't matter to romney where the money was coming from, he kne
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some of the most secretive of business laws exist there in panama. does that story prove the president's points, that business leaders don't come by successful initiatives on their own? >> well, i think certainly not, tom. i think the recent polls you've cited have shown that the president's false attacks on mitt romney aren't working right now and the people care about the economy. i want to turn to your point about the context of the president's you didn't build that remark. there was a good article by phil klein this morning saying that the contextually made that comment worse. if you look at the whole speech and what he's arguing, it's that
some of the most secretive of business laws exist there in panama. does that story prove the president's points, that business leaders don't come by successful initiatives on their own? >> well, i think certainly not, tom. i think the recent polls you've cited have shown that the president's false attacks on mitt romney aren't working right now and the people care about the economy. i want to turn to your point about the context of the president's you didn't build that remark. there was a...
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the times says quote, most of the foreign investors' money came through corporations registered in panama. then known for tax advantages and unusual banking secrecy. but it didn't matter to romney where the money was coming from, he knew there was little risk to him in starting his investment fund. he was assured by his boss bill bain back in 1984 that starting up bain capital would be a non-risk prospect for romney. ezra klein at the washington post writes, romney would get his old job and salary back plus any raises he would have earned during his absence. and bain promised that if necessary he would craft a cover story saying that romney's return to bain and company was needed because of his value as a consultant. so there was no professional or financial risk. no professional or financial risk. that's the kind of security that's denied to most americans. there's also news today undercutting romney's claim that he left bain back in 1999 to run the salt lake city olympics. >> i had no association with the banishment of bain capital after february of 1999. that's when i left the firm. i'
the times says quote, most of the foreign investors' money came through corporations registered in panama. then known for tax advantages and unusual banking secrecy. but it didn't matter to romney where the money was coming from, he knew there was little risk to him in starting his investment fund. he was assured by his boss bill bain back in 1984 that starting up bain capital would be a non-risk prospect for romney. ezra klein at the washington post writes, romney would get his old job and...
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. >> carnival is incorporated in panama, royal caribbean in liberia, and princess cruises in bermuda, even though their headquarters are in florida, a source of contention for rockefeller. from 2004 to 2011, carnival paid just 1.1% in federal, state and foreign taxes, yet recorded $11.3 billion in profits. the member of the cruise line international association says no matter where a boat is register, all lines have to follow the international rules of the sea. but he concedes there are tax advantages to registering outside the united states. >> are there some fees and taxation considerations that go into that? certainly. we pay a wide array of fees, duties, and we pay all of the taxes that we are required to pay. >> of all commercial cruise ships, only one, norwegian's pride of america, is registered in the united states. carnival ships are registered in several countries. the costa cruise line for instance flies an italian flag and pays italian taxes accordingly, a rate of 30%. senator rockefeller says the industry is piloting their boats through legal loopholes. >> they don't reimb
. >> carnival is incorporated in panama, royal caribbean in liberia, and princess cruises in bermuda, even though their headquarters are in florida, a source of contention for rockefeller. from 2004 to 2011, carnival paid just 1.1% in federal, state and foreign taxes, yet recorded $11.3 billion in profits. the member of the cruise line international association says no matter where a boat is register, all lines have to follow the international rules of the sea. but he concedes there are...
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i'm not in favor of the panama trade deal why? because panama is a giant tax haven. that's probably why mitt romney loves it. who does it help? not you. do you have a tax shelter in panama welcome unless you're a giant multimillion international corporation, i doubt it. he's not done yet. he'll talk about his tax plan. gee, i wonder who this helps. >> i'll bring down the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%. and individual tax rate, 20% across the board. >> cenk: once again that would help the giant corporations and the really really rich. it would add $600 billion to the deficit. that is almost all going to the rich. i thought you were going to balance the budget, no you're increasing the budget. the corporate taxes in 2011 were at a 40-year low. they're at tax rate of 12.1%. how low can you make them? mitt romney will give it a shot. do you think that would help you? it's not going to help you. if that would help, it would have helped under bush. mitt romney's campaign is not designed to help you. it's designed to help the people who are funding mitt romney's campaig
i'm not in favor of the panama trade deal why? because panama is a giant tax haven. that's probably why mitt romney loves it. who does it help? not you. do you have a tax shelter in panama welcome unless you're a giant multimillion international corporation, i doubt it. he's not done yet. he'll talk about his tax plan. gee, i wonder who this helps. >> i'll bring down the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25%. and individual tax rate, 20% across the board. >> cenk: once again that would...
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most of the foreign investors' money came through corporations registered in panama. and then known for tax advantages and unusual banking secrecy. in an interview with abc news this morning, anne romney was asked to respond to thebain attacks and she came out swinging. >> i was beneath the dignity of the office of the president to do something as egregious as that. to attack somebody on that level is i believe beneath his dignity. >> nbc's senior political editor mark murray is here. he joins me now. and mark, fascinating numbers on the polls. we'll put it up there. 47-46. obama 47-41. razor thin race and obama seems to be just brought down by his handling of the economy. can't shake it. >> luke, there are two forces at play which show why the polls pretty much are the same. that this race is essentially tied or deadlocked, however you want to describe it. the economic forces keeping president obama down, but also, the fact that people aren't yet still sold on mitt romney. and these two forces are at play right now which explains why we see president obama up two or
most of the foreign investors' money came through corporations registered in panama. and then known for tax advantages and unusual banking secrecy. in an interview with abc news this morning, anne romney was asked to respond to thebain attacks and she came out swinging. >> i was beneath the dignity of the office of the president to do something as egregious as that. to attack somebody on that level is i believe beneath his dignity. >> nbc's senior political editor mark murray is...
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the presence of the panama, swiss, and bahama entities does raise red flags and is profoundly wearing. >> nick shaxson, thank you for being with the spread his latest article about ronnie's fortune is called, "where the money lives." he is also author of the book, "treasure islands: uncovering the damage of offshore banking and tax havens." you can go to democracynow.org to see our interview with him about this, joining us from switzerland. when we come back, we're going to look at the secretive organization called alec and now more and more corporations are leaving edge. then we will have a debate on a new israel government report that says the settlements are legal. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. 07/11/12 07/11/12 this summer, americans can cut their grass with the john deere mower, drink a cold miller high life beer, and buy sunscreen from cvs without fear that their consumer dollars will be used to fund policies like voter suppression and climate change denial. those thre
the presence of the panama, swiss, and bahama entities does raise red flags and is profoundly wearing. >> nick shaxson, thank you for being with the spread his latest article about ronnie's fortune is called, "where the money lives." he is also author of the book, "treasure islands: uncovering the damage of offshore banking and tax havens." you can go to democracynow.org to see our interview with him about this, joining us from switzerland. when we come back, we're...
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camp panama, i describe in the article, a u.s. customs official calling it one of the filthiest money laundering sinks in the world. this is not -- we're not talking here about u.s. investors breaking u.s. tax -- we are talking about foreigners cloaking their money in these offshore structures and the money coming in. and that just raises an awful lot of questions. you know, did those investors break their own country tax laws? are they committing tax evasion in those countries? el salvador was certainly one of the countries where a lot of those investors were coming from. you know, that was a country torn apart by class warfare and military conflict. you know, this kind of thing about tax evasion can, you know, is sort of a symptom of the kind of impunity of the elite of these countries. it raises a very sort of nasty set of questions about, you know, was that a vehicle for foreign tax evading money? there's been a lot of that, you know, not just with bain capital. many companies. bain capital is not required by u.s. law to check
camp panama, i describe in the article, a u.s. customs official calling it one of the filthiest money laundering sinks in the world. this is not -- we're not talking here about u.s. investors breaking u.s. tax -- we are talking about foreigners cloaking their money in these offshore structures and the money coming in. and that just raises an awful lot of questions. you know, did those investors break their own country tax laws? are they committing tax evasion in those countries? el salvador was...
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>> pelley: ...dictators, like panama's manuel noriega... >> wallace: how much do you make? hard question. simple question. >> pelley: ...even movie legends, like bette davis... >> wallace: it may just have been that you were difficult, bette. >> bette davis: no, no, no, no. >> wallace: not difficult, impossible. >> pelley: he was, in fact, the heart and soul of this broadcast, showing us all time and again how it's done. >> wallace: you don't trust the media-- you've said so. you don't trust whites-- you've said so. you don't trust jews-- you've said so. well, here i am. >> pelley: his encounter with nation of islam leader louis farrakhan was classic mike. >> louis farrakhan: so what?! >> pelley: straight talk, no nonsense, and fireworks when the subject turned to corruption in nigeria. >> farrakhan: no, i will not allow america or you, mr. wallace, to condemn them as the most corrupt nation on earth. how dare you put yourself in that position as a moral judge?! i think you should keep quiet. i didn't mean to be so fired up. >> wallace: no, no. that was good. that was good.
>> pelley: ...dictators, like panama's manuel noriega... >> wallace: how much do you make? hard question. simple question. >> pelley: ...even movie legends, like bette davis... >> wallace: it may just have been that you were difficult, bette. >> bette davis: no, no, no, no. >> wallace: not difficult, impossible. >> pelley: he was, in fact, the heart and soul of this broadcast, showing us all time and again how it's done. >> wallace: you don't...
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some people said well, is he qualified because john mccain was born on a military base in the panama canal zone to u.s. sill citizen military employees. generally speaking, people thought about it. he hired a legal scholar and others did and everyone determined yes, he is qualified. >> because of the mill base. >> it was a military base. his parents are u.s. citizen and who were serving the country and therefore, he is a u.s. citizen. but, the concept of natural born, believe it or not, has never been definitively tested in our courts. some say it has to go to the supreme court. some say the constitution should be amended to make it clear contactually what we mean. but generally speaking, for a child who is born to a u.s. citizen who is serving in the military, they are considered naturally born citizen. now, does that child become a dual citizen of the u.s. and the host country? that depends on the rules of the host country. they are automatically u.s. citizen. whether or not they become a citizen of wherever, whatever country they're in, depends on the rules of that country. >> a l
some people said well, is he qualified because john mccain was born on a military base in the panama canal zone to u.s. sill citizen military employees. generally speaking, people thought about it. he hired a legal scholar and others did and everyone determined yes, he is qualified. >> because of the mill base. >> it was a military base. his parents are u.s. citizen and who were serving the country and therefore, he is a u.s. citizen. but, the concept of natural born, believe it or...
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treat, panama canal treaty. >> and talk about president kennedy during the three years as a presidential qualities that he had. >> he was one who certainly did learn from mistakes. i mean the cuban missile crisis handled so brilliantly in part because he learned from the mistakes of the bay of pigs. so he had a certain kind of rational intellectual ability to look at himself from the outside in, he also had a sense of humor, which means he could make self depractice a toir .. remarks, it is so missing in our culture today, if lincoln said you are two-faced mr. lyndon if i had two faces do you think i would be wearing this face? but i think, you know, jfk will still be in our memory because of the youth because of that period of time, the 60s opening up to civil rights, opening up to great changes this the role of government. the excitement of that time, there is only three years, i remember one time bobby kennedy was lamenting jfk had three years and my husband said, don't worry, bobby, julius sea star only had three years and bobby turned to him, yeah but it is nice if you have shakespe
treat, panama canal treaty. >> and talk about president kennedy during the three years as a presidential qualities that he had. >> he was one who certainly did learn from mistakes. i mean the cuban missile crisis handled so brilliantly in part because he learned from the mistakes of the bay of pigs. so he had a certain kind of rational intellectual ability to look at himself from the outside in, he also had a sense of humor, which means he could make self depractice a toir .....
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we drag our frens and allies through the mud, look what happened in latin america with columbia and panama, allies of ours in the free trade agreements. there is no strong foreign policy coming out of the administration. i don't think at the end of the day they want to campaign on foreign policy either, because it's one of weakness. it is why we have so much instability around the world because people don't know where the united states stands. we need to stand up for those who are fighting for their freedom. we need to do what is right by the people of the united states and around the world. >> shannon: you are running for senate. you have a primary august 14 and then hope to go head to head -- moving beyond that. the senate very much in play to a lot of folks. but do you think it's realistic for the g.o.p. to pick up a significant number of seats this is fall? >> i do, for a number of reasons. one, the economy is in such bad shape. it has to do with the policies that have come out from president obama and lock-step liberals that think that government is the answer to all of our problems.
we drag our frens and allies through the mud, look what happened in latin america with columbia and panama, allies of ours in the free trade agreements. there is no strong foreign policy coming out of the administration. i don't think at the end of the day they want to campaign on foreign policy either, because it's one of weakness. it is why we have so much instability around the world because people don't know where the united states stands. we need to stand up for those who are fighting for...
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with the bushes, there was one particular ride, i think it was in panama city, but when the bush boys got in the back of the president's limo and they were talking, and every time -- you can't be alone with jeb bush for five minutes where he doesn't bring up the greatest man he's ever known. and then he starts talking about his dad. they would veer him away from the screen. they wou they revere him when nobody is looking, and what better judgment of a man that what his kids have to say about him when nobody is looking. >> that's absolutely true. in fact, the grandchildren do as well, and what's really interesting is barbara bush says that the family, because of the political life, the family was drawn closer together. >> well, there are two things, joe. you're exactly right. one is he was -- president bush was known as half-half when he was a kid because he would always -- if he had a dessert, he would say have half with whoever he was with. and he always said his greatest achievement is his kids still come home. >> yeah. that's a big one. >> your piece says family matters, and that's
with the bushes, there was one particular ride, i think it was in panama city, but when the bush boys got in the back of the president's limo and they were talking, and every time -- you can't be alone with jeb bush for five minutes where he doesn't bring up the greatest man he's ever known. and then he starts talking about his dad. they would veer him away from the screen. they wou they revere him when nobody is looking, and what better judgment of a man that what his kids have to say about...
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>> it's a small city at the end of panama canal and the other end is panama city and the other one is the heart of panama and the heart of latin america and it's a country, you know, that was battling against a dictator, brian, i mean, battling against the likes of, you know, castro and hugo chavez. and what i learned from my trip was, you know, united states is being pressured to accept castro, chavez and other dictators like characters in the summit of americas and here's an opportunity, i think, for the u.s. in terms of its policy to say we are not going to embrace dictators because they have consequence on real people like me and on my life, brian. >> and also the president did say, issued this agreement when he said we should talk to our enemies. he hasn't really. that's what he did talk about. why was it important to see where your dad came from? >> i think for me, it really gave me a chance to see first hand how far my father has come. you know, it was amazing to me when we went to a church where he was baptized and they had their gold cross stolen, the kind of desperateness of
>> it's a small city at the end of panama canal and the other end is panama city and the other one is the heart of panama and the heart of latin america and it's a country, you know, that was battling against a dictator, brian, i mean, battling against the likes of, you know, castro and hugo chavez. and what i learned from my trip was, you know, united states is being pressured to accept castro, chavez and other dictators like characters in the summit of americas and here's an...
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we've picked up up to 3 to 5 inches of rain from birmingham down to panama city, florida. more rain falling now, severe thunderstorm watches in effect. you can look at those ranges training down. rainfall amounts over the next 24 hour, we're looking at another 3 to 5 inches locally, some areas picking up 1 to 2 inches. flooding is a big problem right now throughout much of central alabama. >> good morning. today will be like yesterday. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will see a few scattered showers. >>> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >>> al, thanks. much more from london's olympic park just ahead, including ryan lochte's personal cheering section. we're going to talk to his mother and siblings. >>> just ahead -- members of the u.s. men's gymnastics team will open up about a dramatic but what would have to be considered disappointing night for them here in london. they started out the evening in first place, ended up in fifth. we're going to talk to them, find out what they think might have gone wrong. >> we'll ask them and see how they're feeling about their in
we've picked up up to 3 to 5 inches of rain from birmingham down to panama city, florida. more rain falling now, severe thunderstorm watches in effect. you can look at those ranges training down. rainfall amounts over the next 24 hour, we're looking at another 3 to 5 inches locally, some areas picking up 1 to 2 inches. flooding is a big problem right now throughout much of central alabama. >> good morning. today will be like yesterday. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will see a few...
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we've picked up three to five inches of rain from birmingham down to panama city, florida. severe thunderstorm watches in effect. you can look at the rain just training down. rainfall amounts over the next 24 hours another three to five inches locally. flooding is a big problem right now throughout much >> 7:19 on a tuesday morning. we have a good looking day. it will be cooler than it has been. 58 in sunnyvale. 56 in san francisco yesterday in livermore you hit 98 degrees. today taking your temperature to 91. even at noon a little hot throughout the extreme east bay and the south bay. we'll round out at 81 in redwood city. 86 in wine country for napa today. throughout the upcoming days the low 90s. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. we'll have much more from london's olympic park just ahead, including ryan lochte's personal cheering section. we'll talk to his mother and siblings. but first this >>> just ahead -- members of the u.s. men's gymnastics team will open up about a dramatic but what would have to be considered disappointing night for them
we've picked up three to five inches of rain from birmingham down to panama city, florida. severe thunderstorm watches in effect. you can look at the rain just training down. rainfall amounts over the next 24 hours another three to five inches locally. flooding is a big problem right now throughout much >> 7:19 on a tuesday morning. we have a good looking day. it will be cooler than it has been. 58 in sunnyvale. 56 in san francisco yesterday in livermore you hit 98 degrees. today taking...
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most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and other public records -- bain capital was emeshed in the largely opaque world of international high finance from its inception. romney faces increasing criticism for his own involvement in exotic offshore investment funds. that is front page of the chicago tribune this morning. and the lead story in the miami herald is -- in congress, few released their congress. nancy pelosi was an phatic. mitt romney the's to release more than two years of his tax return, it makes him unfit to win confirmation as a member of the president's cabinet, let alone hold the high office himself. harry reid went further. his refusal to make public tax record makes him unfit to be a dogcatcher. they do not think that standard of transparency should apply to them. the democratic leaders of the senate and house are among hundreds of senators and representatives from both parties who refused to rele
most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and other public records -- bain capital was emeshed in the largely opaque world of international high finance from its inception. romney faces increasing criticism for his own involvement in exotic offshore investment funds. that is front page of the chicago tribune this morning....
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rain in the last several hours and we picked up three to five inches of rain from birmingham down to panama city, florida. more rain falling now, we have severe thunderstorm watches in effect. you can look at that rain just training down and rainfall amounts over the next 24 hours, another three to five inches locally and some areas picking up, generally, one to two inches and flooding is a big problem now throughout much of central alabama. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein storm center 4. low 70s around the metro area and mostly cloudy and storm 4 radar showing a couple showers and heavier downpours in the lower eastern shore. may get some of those later this morning, but a greater chance this afternoon and this evening along with some thunder and lightning, some downpours quite heavy. highs reaching the mid-80s. those may continue off and on late tonight into early tomorrow morning. highs low 90s. over the weekend, could get >>> and that's your latest weather. savannah? >>> al, thanks. much more from
rain in the last several hours and we picked up three to five inches of rain from birmingham down to panama city, florida. more rain falling now, we have severe thunderstorm watches in effect. you can look at that rain just training down and rainfall amounts over the next 24 hours, another three to five inches locally and some areas picking up, generally, one to two inches and flooding is a big problem now throughout much of central alabama. that's what's going on around the country, here's...
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>> i can go back to the invasion of panama in 1989 and worked for. we realize that just having a military battle you had one was not the end of the game. perhaps we should have done at the beginning to avoid that battle in the first time -- place or, having won the battle, how do we preserve the peace? >> you have to be careful when we talk about these terms such as smart power or heart power or soft power. i'm reminded of a conversation i had with the former archbishop of canterbury in 2003. you might have been there. it was on the eve of the second gulf war. the archbishops stood up and said, general powell, why don't we just use soft power? it was a critique of what we were getting ready to do. the answer i gave him was that it was not soft power that rescue britain from hitler. it was part power. you had to have all of it. when we won with hard power in world war ii, we use soft power in germany and asia to create democracies. the importance of this coalition, what makes what we are doing tonight so important, is that we understand that we need i
>> i can go back to the invasion of panama in 1989 and worked for. we realize that just having a military battle you had one was not the end of the game. perhaps we should have done at the beginning to avoid that battle in the first time -- place or, having won the battle, how do we preserve the peace? >> you have to be careful when we talk about these terms such as smart power or heart power or soft power. i'm reminded of a conversation i had with the former archbishop of...
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so now we've got panama, bahamas, cayman islands switzerland, they may all be nice vacation spots. they're also great places to hide your money. and there is always something new and exotic about mr. romney's past. our next guest has been warning folks since primary season that mitt romney's ties to bain capital and his exotic finances could wind up biting him in the behind. rick tyler is the former spokesman to newt gingrich. he comes to us from washington d.c. rick welcome inside "the war room." >> glad to be here. how are you governor? >> jennifer: i'm doing great thanks. i appreciate you coming on. have you found yourself saying "i told you so" a lot lately? >> no. it is not my nature to say i told you so. >> jennifer: why don't you think more reporters picked up on your warnings about mitt romney's secrecy? >> you know, i had a lot of conversations with a lot of reporters and there are a lot of hard-working reporters who knew a lot about this. i frankly think it was the editors more than the reporters. they know a good story when they see one. i think this was the optimal mome
so now we've got panama, bahamas, cayman islands switzerland, they may all be nice vacation spots. they're also great places to hide your money. and there is always something new and exotic about mr. romney's past. our next guest has been warning folks since primary season that mitt romney's ties to bain capital and his exotic finances could wind up biting him in the behind. rick tyler is the former spokesman to newt gingrich. he comes to us from washington d.c. rick welcome inside "the...